Under questioning at Senate Estimates today Communications Minister Senator Mitch Fifield admitted that in his 18 months as Minister he has not once bothered to ask the Australia Post board what CEO Ahmed Fahour was paid.

The Labor Party, Greens Party, Nick Xenophon Team and Derryn Hinch have jointly urged Senator Brandis to appear at Senate estimates this morning and give a full account of his involvement in the Bell Group saga.

NBN Co’s announcement today that it will update its website function to also include information on what kind of NBN connection people will receive is the direct result of Labor’s advocacy on the issue.

Reports today that Communications Minister Mitch Fifield is blaming the failings of this Government’s second-rate National Broadband Network on retail providers is just what you’d expect from this arrogant and out-of-touch Government.